Top Ten Tuesday: Series I Want To Start

Top New Series I Want To Start (New..let’s say within the last year or two)

Nafiza

Hmm. This is going to be interesting because I don’t necessary plan to start series, they just happen to be books I want to read that are part of a series. But here goes nothing.

1. The Chronicles of Faerie by O. R. Melling
   I happened upon a brand new copy of this in a library book cart on sale for 50c and well, I want to read this. Canadian author plus the fae. I have a vested interest in the subject and could pass it off as research. ;)
2. The Bell Family – Noel Streatfeild
   This seems like a charming middle grade book about family and happenings.
3. Fairyland – Catherynne M. Valente
   I know Chris dislikes this one but I like quirky writing.
4. Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta
   I’m holding out until I get an Australian edition of the third book before I start this one.
5. The Queen’s Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
   I have all the four books released. I’ll do it one of these days.
6. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
   I love the synopses of the first one. It works for me. A lot.

Steph

I really just have a lot of older series that I’d like to start and finish.

1. Old Kingdom by Garth Nix – because all speak so highly of Nix and I haven’t read it yet!
2. Airborn by Kenneth Oppel – because we just did a cover wars on it, because Janet loves it, and I just picked up a copy of the first one!
3. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer – again because all speak so highly of it.
4. The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordon – because Egyptian gods!
5. A Great and Terrible Beauty – by Libba Bray, because Libba Bray rocks and I have the first one on reserve at the library.
6. Maggie Steifevater, something by her. The Raven Boys or the Shiver series. I feel like I need to read this author, even if just for a taste.

Janet

I want to hear what Nafiza thinks of the Chronicles of Faerie and the Queen’s Thief, and Steph’s opinion of the Old Kingdom and the Airborn books :)

1. The Heroes of Olympus by Rich Riordan. I liked Percy Jackson, and three middle readers have enthusiastically endorsed this series as well.
2. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia.
3. Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang.
4. I don’t particularly want to begin any new series, but I would like to finish those I’ve begun. Authors, write faster, please :)

Yash

1. Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson: Was informed that the protagonist is as fun as Marie Lu’s Adelina.
2. His Fair Assassin by Robin LaFevers: Ditto.
3. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: I have heard such good things!
4. Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness: I almost feel like I won’t be allowed to graduate until I read this trilogy.
5. Irene Adler by Carole Nelson Douglas: Janet lent book 5 to me! Female sleuth! Sherlock Holmes! Jack the Ripper! I am quite excited about this!